Chelsea's David Luiz has admitted his side's season will be declared a failure unless they pull off a miraculous recovery and win the Premier League title. PA PhotosDavid Luiz says Chelsea players have given it their all this season. • Lythell: Out with a whimper Chelsea need Manchester City and Liverpool to slip up in their final games to give the Blues a chance of getting back into title contention, with Luiz suggesting a season without silverware is unacceptable for the west London club. Luiz was part of the Chelsea starting line-up that lost the Champions League semi-final against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, with his summation of the campaign pieced together by Jose Mourinho in his first season back at Stamford Bridge leaving
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Schuerrle lifts Chelsea, Pardew sees red
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Chelsea announce agreement for Basel’s Salah
Transfer news By ESPN staff and Mike Whalley Chelsea have announced that they have reached an agreement with FC Basel for Mohamed Salah. • On the Move: Transfer blog• Thorgan Hazard stays put Liverpool have been chasing a deal for the 21-year-old, who can also play in midfield, for several months, but they are set to lose out on the Egypt international. A statement on the Blues' official website read: "Chelsea Football Club can confirm an agreement has been reached with FC Basel for the transfer of their 21-year-old attacking midfielder Mohamed Salah. "The move is subject to the Egyptian international agreeing personal terms and completing a medical examination." Basel are thought to have been seeking around 12 million pounds for Salah, and Chelsea were in a
Mourinho took pay cut for Chelsea
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists he wants to remain in charge of the club for more than a decade after revealing he took a pay cut to return to Stamford Bridge last summer. • Worrall: Chelsea ready to master Arsenal again• Delaney: Chelsea test could prove pivotal for Arsenal Mourinho is still reported to be one of the highest earning managers in the game, but stressed his desire to make an emotional return to Chelsea, and not a motivation to increase his bank balance, was the driving force behind his move from Real Madrid. “If I was here for me, I wouldn’t be here,” Mourinho told reporters ahead of the crunch game against Arsenal on Monday. “If I was here for financial reasons, I wouldn’t be here
Chelsea bow out, City Cruise
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Prem: City thrash Arsenal, Chelsea win
Manchester City put themselves firmly in the title picture with a convincing 6-3 win over leaders Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium. GettyImagesCity's incredible form at home continued against Arsenal. The prolific strikeforce of Sergio Aguero and Alvaro Negredo were again on target while Fernandinho struck twice and David Silva and Yaya Toure also got on the scoresheet. Theo Walcott marked his first start since September with two fine goals to keep Arsenal in contention but Per Mertesacker's late header was mere consolation for a side ultimately well beaten. City, who have now scored 35 goals in their eight home games this season, fully deserved the three points to move within three of the Gunners. • Mangan: Arsenal self-destruct against ruthless City• Brewin: On this form, Prem title is City's
Suarez dazzles; Arsenal, Chelsea win
Liverpool's Luis Suarez showed his devastating ability to act as a one-man wrecking ball with four goals in a 5-1 demolition of Norwich City as Arsenal's forgotten man Nicklas Bendtner jogged a few memories in the Premier League on Wednesday. Suarez delivered a dazzling collection of goal-of-the-season contenders at Anfield and Bendtner scored two minutes into his first start in more than two years to help the Premier League leaders beat Hull City 2-0. Second-placed Chelsea and Manchester City in third came through tight tussles to beat Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion, but champions